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28 Oct 2019
Healthy Aging
By Laurie Edge-Hughes, BScPT, MAnimSt, CAFCI, CCRT I’m getting older, and chances are, so are you! But what should we be doing to keep our bodies from declining? Aging doesn’t have to equal deteriorating. However, we likely have to be a bit more mindful about how we treat our bodies as we age and what we do in order to make amends for how we treated our bodies in our 20s and 30’s!I found a wonderful article that touched on this subject:A journal article, Muscular Strength ... More
29 Sep 2019
More about breathing
By Margaret Kraeling, PTI thought I would add a follow up to Laurie’s last blog on breathing as well as offer a brief exercise program that not only works on breath control but has a huge impact on overall health.First – a few things that we already know –- Close to 80% of the population breathes incorrectly ie: mouth and upper chest breathing.- Your nose is the only organ that can properly prepare the air you breath in.- Mouth breathing elevates the blood pressure and he... More
02 Aug 2019
Your Breath
By Laurie Edge-Hughes, BScPT, MAnimSt, CAFCI, CCRTHa ha! No, I’m not about to tell you that I know you had onions for lunch or curry for dinner! Instead, I’m going to remind you to breath! It is a rather well known fact that people in chronic pain also tend to have poor breathing patterns. Shallow breath. Usually only utilizing the top parts of the lungs. Imagine yourself when you have a stomach ache. You sit hunched over or lie curled up. You contract your body to wrap around y... More
